The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23

officers for the year ensuing and the trans
action of any other business which may
properly come before the meeting.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. j. o. Sherburn
this afternoon. Subject for consideration,
Sunday-school Work"
A. G. Brown and Fred Carr have been in
Morrisville Hyde Park and Hardwick re-
pairing the damage done to the telephone
wires by the recent heavy storm
DESIRABLE improvements will be made in
the Marvin toboggan slide (Which, even
without them. is the best in Vermont) and
it will be open to the public at an early day
A PLANK walk has been laid from Main
street to the clothes-pin factory There
ought to be one from the same street to the
watch-key factory and electric light station
THE odor which contaminates the air of
the capital occasionally, and which ema-
mates, it is said from the gas-works, may
not be particularly unhealthy, but it is very
offensive.
THE Dodge bridge, so-called, in Berlin, on
the highway between Montpelier and Barre
week, thus interfering with the passage of
teams on that day.
JOHN BURKE appropriated five-dollar
bill in DIR. Chandler's office Tuesday while
the latter's back was turned. When he was
searched later in the day, only S1.40 of the
amount was recovered
THERE will be no delivery of mail-matter
by carrier tomorrow, and the general de-
livery at the post-oifice will be closed except
between the hours of eight and ten A. NJ.
and four and six p. NJ.
II. G. BROWN is to start next Friday for
quite an extensive trip in the West. He
expects to visit friends in Cleveland; Chi
cago. Kansas City and other places, and will
be gone three or four weeks.
EFFORTS are being made by several prom
inent citizens to induce Colonel T. H. Chubb
of Post Mills to remove his extensive fish
rod business to this place Bradford parties
are urging his removal to that town.
PAUL DURANT announces a chcken-shoot
in the old brick-yard to-day. Sportsmen
who attend should be careful not to mistake
Paul for the object of their aim and thereby
cause him to be the victim of fowl play.
SEVERAL girl-friends of Miss Hattie
Nichols assembled by invitation at her
home on Winter street last week Thursday
evening to assist the young lady in cele-
brating the twelfth anniversary OF her natal
day.
WARM fruit-cars will be run from Boston
weekly during the winter for the benefit of
local dealers along the line of the Central
Vermont, Montpelier & Wells River, Pas
sumpsic and St. Johnsbury & Lake Cham
plain railroads.
THE lecture by Rev. T. A. Hopkins of
Burlington, and the accompanying musical
entertainment by the choir of Christ church,
given in that church Friday evening, were
very largely attended. The former was an
instructive discourse upon Florence, Italy,
its inhabitants, customs, architecture and
art treasures, and the latter a pleasing pro-
gramme of solos and concerted vocal music
and organ selections by Mr.. Scribner.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-offce November 81, 1887
Mr.: Mr.: knHs EI'; Ii Keeling 4 n NslsSS NsElSSh Co..
MIS-. MIS-: G W,,ia :; iLanga9nii J. Ia II SSegns' S'
W. L. DAWSON, A. II. Russell,
G B. b. Eddy, j, W. spear,
G. Il. Green. George Treado
Michael Herliky
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
Mr.. c. p. PITKIN has kindly consented to
assist with the cornet in the Thanksgiving
service of song in the Church of the Messiah
this "wednesday evening The choir will
L..
how manifold Barnby; I" 1t is of the
Lords great mercies " duet for tenor and
bass) Molique Gave Marian' (soprano
solo), Buck; +" As pants the hart " (obligato
for alto, Jensen; "The radiant morn"
Woodward.
AT the county examination of teachers,
held in this village last Friday and Satur-
day, there were ten applicants, but not one
passed the required per cent in all of
lhe nine subjects of examination. 1t is
probable, however, that the same number
has scarcely ever been examined in the
county when so many were successful in a
good portion of the subjects, which speaks
well for the increasing scholarship of ap-
plicants for examination.
SATURDAY night was most unproptious
for Mr.. Ober's illustrated lecture on Mexico
at Blanchard Opera-house, and the attend
ance was probably less than three hundred.
Those present were well repaid for ventur-
ing out in the storm, however, for the
lecture was one of profit to all who heard
It, Every sentence revealed something new
to many and interesting to all. The stereop-
ticon views were thought by many to be
the best ever shown here. They certainly
have been surpassed by none
In the village report for the past year will
appear the following abstract of current
expenses" Water-works, general expense,
Sl,953,03; water-works, superintendent
salary, 500; police, SS665O; fire department,
S5A.74; lighting streets, Sl,9S9.09; col
lector's salary, 500; sundres, S203.S3; re-
pairs on old drains, etc, S3S9.94; abate-
ment and discount of taxes, $3.50. Total,
So, 1888. This sum is S1,S73.67 less than
the total of expenses for 1856, showing
which is most satisfactory and reflects the
highest credit upon the officials who have
had in charge the village funds.
Mr.. AND Mrs. II. ID. HICKoK and son of
Malone, n. ", and Mr.. and Mrs. George
p. Arthur and son of Bradford were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs j. p. Flanders over
Sunday, the tirst-named being on their way
home from Wells River, whittier on Friday
were taken the remains of the youngest
member of the family, little Nellie Hickok,
aged eleven years, who died on "Wednesday
last of membraneous Group. The child had
repeatedly visited in Montpelier with her